Building Saskatchewan Green

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Building Saskatchewan Green

• Back to the Future Is there a link between
  Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development
• Regina October 2005

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What is a Heritage Property

• It is one that is recognized by designation
• National Historic Site
• Provincial Heritage Property
• Municipal Heritage Property
• Federal Railway Station Protection Act
• The National Registry of Historic Places has been
  in place in the United States since 1954 and
  includes in excess of one million properties with
  50,000 being added each year
• Canada is just in the process of developing a
  National Registry www.historicplaces.ca
• PWGSC owns 171 designated buildings 45 of
  total stock.

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Heritage Property Act

• Since 1980, The Heritage Property Act has guided
  the designation of Provincial and Municipal
  Historic Places. It offers protection under the
  law, and eligibility for funding, but not a
  guarantee of compensation. The Act allows for the
  protection and regulation of both interior and
  exterior elements

39 National Historic Sites
43 Provincial Heritage Properties
732 Municipal Heritage Properties
Provincial registry of heritage properties at
www.cyr.gov.sk.ca/heritage
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Legislative Building, Regina Provincial Heritage
Property
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College Building, University of
Saskatchewan Provincial Heritage Property
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Holy Trinity Anglican Church Stanley
Mission Provincial Heritage Property
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Wolseley Court House Provincial Heritage Property
Moose Jaw Court House Provincial Heritage Property
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Yorkton Court House Provincial Heritage Property
Weyburn Court House Provincial Heritage Property
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Provincial Heritage Property
Assiniboia Court House Provincial Heritage
Property
Estevan Court House Provincial Heritage Property
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Government House Battleford Provincial Heritage
Property
1878
1920s
2003
2004
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Government House Regina constructed in 1891,
designed by Thomas Fuller. Ballroom and
conservatory added in 1928. Entrance addition
with elevator added in 1999. Substantial new
addition completed in 2005.
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Provincial Heritage Property
Diocese of QuAppelle, Regina Provincial Heritage
Property
Doukhobour Prayer Home, Veregin Provincial
Heritage Property
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Provincial Heritage Property
Claybank Brick Plant Provincial Heritage Property
Flour Mill, Esterhazy Provincial Heritage Property
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Provincial Heritage Property
Wolseley Town Hall / Opera House Provincial
Heritage Property
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Melville City Hall, Melville Provincial Heritage
Property
Prince Albert Town Hall Opera, P.A. Provincial
Heritage Property
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Provincial Heritage Property
Land Titles Building, Regina Provincial Heritage
Property
Land Titles Building, Saskatoon Provincial
Heritage Property
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Union Station, Regina Provincial Heritage Property
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Hudsons Bay Company Store, Fort QuAppelle
Provincial Heritage Property
Land Registry Building, Battleford Provincial
Heritage Property
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Provincial Heritage Property
Canada Life Assurance Building, Regina Provincial
Heritage Property
Northern Crown Bank, Regina Provincial Heritage
Property
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St. Peters College, RM 369 Provincial Heritage
Property
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Weyburn Security Bank Provincial Heritage Property
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Sask. Government Telephones Head Office,
Regina Provincial Heritage Property
Regina Telephone Exchange Provincial Heritage
Property
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Balfour Apartments, Regina Provincial Heritage
Property
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Ambroz Blacksmith Shop and Residence Provincial
Heritage Property
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Imhoff Farm House and Studio, RM 501 Provincial
Heritage Property
John Nugent Studio, Lumsden Provincial Heritage
Property
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Provincial Heritage Property
Petite Ville Palaeontological Site Provincial
Heritage Property
Pasquia Palaeontological Site Provincial Heritage
Property
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Provincial Heritage Property
Swift Current Petroglyph Provincial Heritage
Property
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Historic Places Initiative Federal Provincial
Partnership

• -Creation of a National Registry
  www.historicplaces.ca
• -Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of
  Historic Places in Canada
• -Commercial Heritage Property Incentive Fund
  (future Corporate Tax Credit).
• -Saskatchewan has officially adopted the S Gs
  as the basis for the regulation of PHPs
• Offers a common language to talk about heritage
  conservation

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Historic Places Initiative Federal Provincial
Partnership

• -S Gs debunk many heritage myths
• you cant touch a heritage building
• when you renovate a heritage building you have
  to return it to its original design (this was
  reported on the news the day that the U of S
  College Building was opened)
• its more expensive to renovate a heritage
  building than to build a new building
• only the exterior of a heritage building is
  important

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-S Gs encourage owners and consultants to
spend time planning their projects and thoroughly
understanding the historic place.
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Standards and Guidelines
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Standards and Guidelines
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Are historic materials and techniques inherently
green? Addison Sod House, near Kindersley
(Provincial Heritage Property, National Historic
Site)
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Are historic materials and techniques inherently
green? U of S College Building, Saskatoon
(Provincial Heritage Property, National Historic
Site) Slate shingles were removed during the
rebuilding of the roof structure and 75 were
salvaged and replaced
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Recent Conferences have started to confirm the
connection between Heritage Conservation and
Green Building
Heritage Canada Conference Regina, September
15-17, 2005 Conference Theme Heritage
Conservation and Sustainability, Canadian
Communities and Kyoto The most interesting
presentations focused on urban design issues.
The idea that seemed to emerge was that older,
existing, traditional, inner-city neighbourhoods
could be re-branded as sustainable communities.
This is most relevant for small and medium sized
cities.
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Recent Conferences have started to confirm the
connection between Heritage Conservation and
Green Building
Heritage Canada Conference Regina, September
15-17, 2005 Examples. -Bernie Flaman, opening
address highlighted the intrinsic green
characteristics of Downtown Regina. -Rick
Haldenby, Director of the University of Waterloo
School of Architecture presented the project for
the new school in a former silk mill in downtown
Cambridge. -Erik Hansen, Heritage Planner,
Peterborough presented the value of heritage
incentives in adding density to the downtown
core. Regina has similar incentives that have,
for example, transformed the warehouse
district. -Donovan Rypkema, Economist,
Washington D.C. presented a case for the
economics of heritage preservation.
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Recent Conferences have started to confirm the
connection between Heritage Conservation and
Green Building

• What are the Attributes of a Sustainable or
  Green Neighbourhood?
• Appropriate Density
• Walkable
• Green Space, Urban Forest
• Landscaped Streetscapes
• Cultural Facilities
• Retail and Entertainment
• Embraces Diversity
• Incorporates Heritage Buildings
• Health Care facilities
• Safety

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The urban design of downtown Regina is based on
the idea of a pedestrian oriented environment,
defined outdoor public spaces, well composed
streetscapes and a mix of uses. These ideas are
relevant for the future of the city, but density
is likely to increase.
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20 25 minute walking distance
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Bernies Commute 15 minutes on foot
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The area has a high concentration of heritage
properties The conclusion must be that this
neighbourhood has all of the qualities that
planners are currently looking for when creating
sustainable communities.
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The financial implications may be enormous,
related to mid and small size cities fully
utilizing existing infrastructure rather than
building new infrastructure. A recent article
connected the Regina City Workers strike with the
cost of expanding financially unsustainable
suburbs
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Lots of Opportunity to Add Density!!
Will lack of convenient and cheap parking be the
stumbling-block?
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The Montreal Project was dismissed by the
development community. However, in only a few
short years, the market for housing in the
downtown and warehouse district, previously
almost non-existent, has thrived. The first
residential warehouse conversion in downtown
Saskatoon has a waiting list
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Housing is the core component of any
neighborhood. Downtown should the most important
neighborhood
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Housing and Heritage Tax incentives are resulting
in the development of market housing in the core
area of Downtown
Willoughby Duncan block-Scarth St. Mall
Leader Building
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The nature of the office has changed. Office
buildings are now being converted to housing.
Motherwell Building CIBC Bank
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Some projects combine housing and office space.
TD Bank
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The latest housing development in Downtown Regina
Derrick Building
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The latest housing development in Downtown Regina
Derrick Building
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A vibrant public realm follows from the
development of housing a real neigbourhood
results
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This is appropriate development for small or
large communities
Cornerstone Building - Melville
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Recent Conferences have started to confirm the
connection between Heritage Conservation and
Green Building

• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• Two day symposium on the link between Heritage
  Conservation and Sustainable Development
• The group is very focused on building fabric
  and preservation technology (people with PhDs in
  characteristics of lime mortar).
• The Greenest Building is one that is already
  built
• Long Life / Loose Fit
• Embodied Energy related to heritage buildings is
  really difficult to measure
• LEED - Concern over emphasis on Energy over
  Existing Fabric
• Energy Modeling more insulation is not always
  better when dealing with high thermal mass
  buildings.

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Recent Conferences have started to confirm the
connection between Heritage Conservation and
Green Building

• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• The Halifax Preamble
• APTI affirms the critical importance of
  sustainability, which enhances our mission to
  promote the wise use of the built environment.
• Sustainability includes social, economic and
  environmental dimensions.
• There is a need to make the cultural dimension of
  sustainability explicit.
• Ensuring respect for the cultural dimension
  requires a process that is broad-based and
  inclusive.
• Interpreting the cultural dimensions will require
  both quantitative and qualitative measures.

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Recent Conferences have started to confirm the
connection between Heritage Conservation and
Green Building

• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• What can the Heritage Conservation community
  learn from the Green Building community?
• Recognize the value of good (quantification),
  documentation of existing conditions and clear
  definition of performance goals
• Lack of research/case studies
• Use green building tools to validate historic
  preservation practices (LCA- Life Cycle
  Assessment, monitoring)
• Recognize/retain sustainable elements and green
  building site objectives

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Recent Conferences have started to confirm the
connection between Heritage Conservation and
Green Building

• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• What can the green building learn from the
  heritage conservation/historic building
  community?
• Understanding of place and cultural response.
  Including understanding the vernacular language
  and its development, neighborhood development and
  use of local materials.
• Building to last. Includes material selection
  and treatment, craft, and traditional building
  techniques.
• The concept of stewardship - planning for the
  future.

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Recent Conferences have started to confirm the
connection between Heritage Conservation and
Green Building

• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• Understanding the evolving environment (social
  and cultural, economic, and environmental)
• Our system of documentation (HSR, HABS, Landmark
  register nominations these are US documents, in
  Canada, the SOS)
• The Preservation Process 1) Understanding the
  problem, 2) Doing only what needs to be done
  (levels of intervention preservation,
  rehabilitation, restoration), 3) make sure it can
  be undone reverse-ability.

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Recent Conferences have started to confirm the
connection between Heritage Conservation and
Green Building

• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• Review process - both peer review process and the
  landmark designation process.
• Understanding cultural value (heritage
  registration/nomination - local, state and
  national levels).
• Embodied energy.

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• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• The Greenest Building is one that is already built

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• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• The Greenest Building is one that is already built

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• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• The Greenest Building is one that is already built

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College Building, University of
Saskatchewan Provincial Heritage
Property Centerpiece of the finest collection of
Collegiate Gothic Style buildings in Canada.
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• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• Long Life / Loose Fit
• Embodied Energy related to heritage buildings is
  really difficult to measure

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• Not more expensive than new construction
• Savings in embodied energy, demolition cost,
  waste reduction never factored into the budget!
• Cultural value is difficult to quantify
  National Registry attempts to do this through
  Statement of Significance

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• Association for Preservation Technology Halifax,
  September 15-17, 2005
• LEED - Concern over emphasis on Energy over
  Existing Fabric
• Energy Modeling more insulation is not always
  better when dealing with high thermal mass
  buildings.

New steel structure and deck
New urethane air barrier
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• Preserve/Repair/Replace existing items need to
  be analyized for there quality and repairability
  before jumping to a replacement option.

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• Preserve/Repair/Replace existing items need to
  be analyzed for there quality and repairability
  before jumping to a replacement option. Will a
  contemporary window be repairable after 90 years.

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